Utah Utes basketball: Utes grant release of four more players

The University of Utah basketball program's facelift continued Tuesday.

SALT LAKE CITY — The University of Utah basketball program's facelift continued Tuesday with confirmation that Javon Dawson, Chris Hines, George Matthews and Kareem Storey have been granted release from their scholarships.

"We really want to thank these young men for all of their efforts here at Utah in their commitment to basketball, academics and our community," Utah head coach Larry Krystkowiak said in a released statement. "They are fantastic people and we wish them nothing but the best in their future endeavors."

The Utes, who went 6-25 last season, are now without six scholarship players from their inaugural Pac-12 team. Anthony Odunsi was granted a release last month and Blake Wilkinson is departing in May for an LDS Church mission to Riverside, Calif.

The vacancies clear room for the addition of five players who signed with Utah last fall. The newcomers include West Jordan High star Jordan Loveridge, as well as Dallin Bachynski, Josh Hearlihy, Jeremy Olsen and Justin Seymour.

Guard Brandon Taylor of Pacific Hills High in West Hollywood, Calif., has also given the Utes a commitment.

Popular Comments

Duckhunter, you make me LOL. The fact that BYU "fans" like yourself
believe Utah to be the worst in all of division 1 is just laughable. I agree
with you that they are terrible, but they still won 6 games. Being the worst in
d1 would carry a
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9:32 a.m. April 4, 2012

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Th

Tooele, UT

Why is anyone surprised?

Duckhunter, Utah isn't the worst
basketball program in America. In fact they still rate about the WHY even after
a few down years.